English Dictionary

foreclose

/ˌfɔːˈkləʊz/

verb

(transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

The bank will foreclose on the property if the mortgage payments are not made.

意味（1）

(transitive, law) To repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.

They have to move out of their house because the bank foreclosed on their mortgage.

意味（2）

(transitive, law) To cut off (a mortgager) by a judgment of court from the power of redeeming the mortgaged premises.

意味（3）

(transitive, originally) To shut up or out; to prevent from doing something.

The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade.